Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 9: The inside story. Quote 18 Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation Post published:September 28, 2018 Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day “As our understanding of human behavior increases, however, we appeal less and less to explanatory fictions, and we can then accept the fact that the essential differences between machines and men concern componentry.” (p. 295) Subscribe to RSS feed here You Might Also Like Cumulative Record. Chapter 10: The Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Quote 6 June 9, 2022 Cumulative Record. Chapter 14: Why We Need Teaching Machines. Quote 5 November 22, 2022 Science and Human Behavior, Chapter 7: Operant Discrimination, Quote 13 April 29, 2016